Production Team Member

Job summary

The production team member will operate various manufacturing machines, including putty lines, spreaders, and hot presses. Responsibilities also include material handling, performing quality checks, and maintaining a clean work environment.

Job details

Columbia Forest Products, KITCHENER, has an opening for a full-time PRODUCTION TEAM MEMBER. Successful candidate must be able to work in various jobs which can include rotating to different job duties. These job duties could include working at different machine centers, (putty line, spreader, hot press, sander), handling material, quality checks, clean up, and other similar manufacturing activities. Being able to operate a forklift efficiently and safely in a production setting is an asset. Employees must be able to use personal safety equipment while working in a manufacturing environment that includes moving machinery, fast paced forklift traffic, and machine noise. Dayshift Schedule consist of 10-hour shifts, Monday-Thursday. 40 hours per week, starting at $20.60 per hour (probationary rate) Schedule is 6:30am – 5pm Monday-Thursday or Monday-Thursday 7:15am - 4:15pm, Friday 7:00am-12:00pm. Pay can increase up to $24.00 after probationary period. Base salary after probation is $22.15 plus proficiency levels of 0.50$, 1.00$, 2.00$, or 2.50$ based on employee qualifications. Columbia Forest Products offers a comprehensive health plan, retirement plan, gainshare program among other incentives. Mill facility near Tramway, easily accessible transportation. Columbia Forest Products, North America’s largest manufacturer of hardwood plywood and hardwood veneer products, is searching for talented individuals to join our team! If these core values interest you: Customer Service Above all Else, Share the Success, Absolute Integrity and We Are Family, apply today to be part of our employee-owned organization with exceptional benefits.

What you’ll do

The production team member will operate various manufacturing machines, including putty lines, spreaders, and hot presses. Responsibilities also include material handling, performing quality checks, and maintaining a clean work environment.

Requirements

Candidates must be capable of working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and operating heavy machinery safely. Proficiency in forklift operation is considered an asset for this role.

Benefits

• Health plan • Retirement plan • Gainshare program

Listed skills

• Safety Compliance · Preferred
• Forklift operation · Preferred
• Quality Checks · Preferred
• Material Handling · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Forklift operation
• Material handling
• Quality checks
• Manufacturing
• Machine operation
• Safety compliance
• Machine Operation
• Customer Service
• Heavy Equipment
• Sander (Metalworking Tools)
• Forklift Truck
• Machinery
• Material Handling
• Mills
• Quality Control

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Trades
• Logistics
• Production Team Member
• Production Worker
• Assemblers Not Elsewhere Classified
• Production Workers, All Other